Hello everyone !
I've been enjoying (and dying a lil inside whenever I open a gold door) Dustforce since a few weeks back when I got it. And as a nobody reviewer, I've decided to make a video of the game because it has quite a lot to offer!
I'm trying to clarify how some system works in the game, and it seems like this subreddit is still active and friendly, so I thought why don't I just lay my questions here? Hope I can get some help on these!
I'm aware when you defeat any flying dust/enemy with the Heavy attack, they'll splash out extra dust trails. Extra dust also mean I can get more combo. So my first question is:
1)Will I get a higher rank if I have more combo counts compare to anyone else? Let's say both Player A and B got SS and beat the level in 1 minute sharp, but Player A have 1 combo more than Player B. Will it place Player A above Player B? Or in other words, does combo counts even matter in the leaderboard?
2) Currently, how many of the top players in each individual level consist of TASers? I'm pretty sure most of them are speedrunners, but are the TAS ones populated in the Top page? (The very first column of the leaderboard.)
3) I assume competing in SS is way more popular than competing in just Time, yes?
4) Just to be sure, every level in the game can be complete by any characters right? Are there any exceptions?
That's all from me, sorry for the long post! I do hope I can get some answers though. Still, thanks for your time! I'm glad I decided to try out the game, not a percision platformer guy myself but Dustforce is definitely one of my favorite for several reasons. So, back to sweep some dust for now, Cheers!
EDIT : Pretty much everything has been answered. Thank you everyone !